Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 170

The Grant family had already received the invitation for the banquet. Moreover, Mark’s sister was engaged to Alex, and everyone in the Grant family knew Ellie had lived with the Warrens for over a decade, growing up alongside Alex.

Alex was clearly waiting for Ellie; Mark could tell.

Once Mark left, Ellie ignored Alex and went to the restroom before making a beeline for the exit.

“Here, take your phone,” Alex said, handing over the pink handbag to Ellie by the edge of the road in front of the restaurant.

Seeing Ellie accept the phone, the tension in his brow slowly eased. “Get in, I’ll drive you home.”

Ellie glanced at the flashy silver sports car parked not far away and calmly declined, “No, thanks.”

She understood he hadn’t merely waited here just to return her phone; his intentions were much clearer than that.

As Alex reached out to grab her arm, Ellie instinctively pulled away. His temper flared, “Are you scared you’ll die if you sit in my car?”

met Alex’s gaze, her expression calm and her tone distant. “Dying isn’t the issue. It’s more

swirling in his gaze softened as he said, “Ellie, there won’t be

smirked faintly but didn’t say a word. Of course, there wouldn’t be a next time. She’d never give him that chance again. Without a second thought, she turned and walked away.

eyes narrowed, concealing the whirlwind of feelings inside him. A few minutes passed, and before Ellie could gather her bearings, Alex forcibly shoved

family’s private airport, he

island surrounded by water. Noticing the pallor of Ellie’s face, Alex crouched

my helicopter license when I was seventeen. With all this experience, what are you afraid of?” he said, his tone a bit

and felt the cold sweat pooling in her palm. Rubbing her hand against his sleeve to wipe off the moisture, he hoisted her out of

moist sea breeze greeted them, and only when Ellie’s feet touched the ground did she feel like

sandy beach, taking in her unfamiliar surroundings,

had known for a long time that Alex had been flying planes, driving sports cars, and sailing yachts since his school days. He practiced

which he loathed. So he pulled

that, but he was also fluent in several languages and had won various competition trophies. As he put it, he pursued

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of betting and

several languages purely for the